Communicate with the Server

Connections to the server machine require credentials: user name, password, and host name (or IP address). The following code connects to the server and extracts information useful for manipulating a service:

1. Create the service instance moRef:

   ManagedObjectReference svcRef = new ManagedObjectReference();
   svcRef.setType("ServiceInstance");
   svcRef.setValue("ServiceInstance");

2. Locate the service:

   VimServiceLocator locator = new VimServiceLocator();
   locator.setMaintainSession(true);
   VimPortType serviceConnection = locator.getVimPort("https://your_server/sdk");

3. Log in to the session manager:

   ServiceInstanceContent serviceContent = serviceConnection.retrieveContent(svcRef);
   ManagedObjectReference sessionManager = serviceInstance.getSessionManager();
   UserSession us = serviceConnection.login(sessionManager, username, password, null);